Sequoia, despite a stellar outing from pitcher Gina Rodriguez and three sensational defensive plays that kept the game scoreless, watched another season end with a playoff loss to a BVAL team.

"About the fourth inning you kind of got the feeling that it was going to be a one-run game," Sequoia coach Scott Reynick said.

Sequoia played great defense behind Rodriguez.

With a Santa Teresa runner at first in the second inning, first baseman Makayla Genadini caught Marina Dimas' line drive and stepped on first for a double play.

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With runners at first and second in the third, right fielder Allison Amaya made a sliding catch and then threw to first for an inning-ending double play.

In the fifth, shortstop Caitlin Castagnola scooped up a grounder deep in the hole and threw out Bailey Coe at first.

"We just kept getting unlucky," Beaulieu said. "We were hitting the ball. It was just right to them and right into a double play, which was tough."

In the sixth, a Sequoia misplay at second base on a potential double play opened the door for Santa Teresa to score.

"We know they gave us everything they had, in terms of effort and attitude," Reynick said. "We would like to get to the point when we can win some games like this and not have moral victories."

Santa Teresa, meanwhile, will prepare for a Leland team that it split with during the regular season. The Saints won 6-3 on April 9 and lost 13-1 on May 2.

"We have to come out strong," Santa Teresa coach Laureen Ramirez.

Division II

Los Altos 10, Branham 0: Freshman Lizzy Beutter threw a two-hitter as Los Altos rolled in a game that was called after six innings because of the 10-run rule. Los Altos broke open the game with a six-run fourth inning. Tianna Vasquez led Los Altos with two doubles and two RBIs.

Saratoga 6, Valley Christian 3: Savannah Green had two hits, drove in a run and scored a run to help Saratoga advance to play Los Altos on Saturday.